Summary

The Handbook of Human Resources Management in Government, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource covering every aspect of HR in government organizations. It brings together leading experts to offer advice and insights on crucial issues such as diversity, EEO regulations and other legal issues, compensation, sexual harassment, and performance appraisal. In addition, the Handbook takes HR managers beyond their often limited problem-solving role to demonstrate how they can take a more strategic role in their organizations.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT.

1. The Changing Role of the Human Resource Office 2. Beyond Civil Service: The Politics of the Emergent Paradigms 3. Radical Civil Service Reform: Ideology, Politics, and Policy 4. State Civil Service Systems

PART TWO: THE PUBLIC SECTOR WORKFORCE.

5. Staffing the Bureaucracy: Employee Recruitment and Selection 6. Toward a More Flexible Public Workforce: Issues and Implications 7. Valuing Diversity: The Changing Workplace 8. Managing an Aging Workforce: Trends, Issues, and Strategies 9. Using Technology in the Workplace 10. Using Volunteers in the Workplace

PART THREE: MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES.

11. Public Human Resource Management: An Organizational Development Perspective 12. Practical Strategies for Increasing Ethical Behavior in the Workplace 13. Organizational Investment in Employee Development 14. Understanding Organizational Climate and Culture 15. Understanding and Using Conflict in the Workplace 16. Employee Unions and the Human Resource Management Function

Other Editions of Handbook of Human Resource Management in Government

The Handbook of Human Resources Management in Government, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource covering every aspect of HR in government organizations. It brings together leading experts to offer advice and insights on crucial issues such as diversity, EEO regulations and other legal issues, compensation, sexual harassment, and performance appraisal. In addition, the Handbook takes HR managers beyond their often limited problem-solving role to demonstrate how they can take a more strategic role in their organizations.

1. The Changing Role of the Human Resource Office 2. Beyond Civil Service: The Politics of the Emergent Paradigms 3. Radical Civil Service Reform: Ideology, Politics, and Policy 4. State Civil Service Systems

PART TWO: THE PUBLIC SECTOR WORKFORCE.

5. Staffing the Bureaucracy: Employee Recruitment and Selection 6. Toward a More Flexible Public Workforce: Issues and Implications 7. Valuing Diversity: The Changing Workplace 8. Managing an Aging Workforce: Trends, Issues, and Strategies 9. Using Technology in the Workplace 10. Using Volunteers in the Workplace

PART THREE: MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES.

11. Public Human Resource Management: An Organizational Development Perspective 12. Practical Strategies for Increasing Ethical Behavior in the Workplace 13. Organizational Investment in Employee Development 14. Understanding Organizational Climate and Culture 15. Understanding and Using Conflict in the Workplace 16. Employee Unions and the Human Resource Management Function

Summary

The Handbook of Human Resources Management in Government, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource covering every aspect of HR in government organizations. It brings together leading experts to offer advice and insights on crucial issues such as diversity, EEO regulations and other legal issues, compensation, sexual harassment, and performance appraisal. In addition, the Handbook takes HR managers beyond their often limited problem-solving role to demonstrate how they can take a more strategic role in their organizations.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

PART ONE: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT.

1. The Changing Role of the Human Resource Office 2. Beyond Civil Service: The Politics of the Emergent Paradigms 3. Radical Civil Service Reform: Ideology, Politics, and Policy 4. State Civil Service Systems

PART TWO: THE PUBLIC SECTOR WORKFORCE.

5. Staffing the Bureaucracy: Employee Recruitment and Selection 6. Toward a More Flexible Public Workforce: Issues and Implications 7. Valuing Diversity: The Changing Workplace 8. Managing an Aging Workforce: Trends, Issues, and Strategies 9. Using Technology in the Workplace 10. Using Volunteers in the Workplace

PART THREE: MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES.

11. Public Human Resource Management: An Organizational Development Perspective 12. Practical Strategies for Increasing Ethical Behavior in the Workplace 13. Organizational Investment in Employee Development 14. Understanding Organizational Climate and Culture 15. Understanding and Using Conflict in the Workplace 16. Employee Unions and the Human Resource Management Function